British steamer Calliope loads bunker coal in Mobile harbor
The Calliope, under Captain C. E. Topp, docked at Mobile’s Coal Chute after shifting for cargo, loads bunker coal for Union South Africa and India. The arrival boosts Mobile as a coal port with ships from Galveston and other ports. German shelling near Hartlepool is noted but caused no damage to the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calliope
Po Iyinta
Alabama
Blossburg
Pratt- 1. Company
Mobile
Galveston
C. E.topp
Hartlepool
Eng
Union
South Africa
India
Sister Sarah Chapman Leader of Mobile Orphan Home dies
Sister Sarah Miranda Chapman head of the Church Home of Mobile for orphans since 1901 died Tuesday at 7:30 PM at the Home on South Warren Street. Born May 23, 1861 near Robinson Springs she served as deaconess in Mobile in 1876 and later traveled in Europe with Dr. Baldwin's party. Funeral at St John’s Episcopal Church Wednesday at 4 PM with burial in Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Miranda Chapman
Episcopal Church
Alabama
Mobile
South Warren Street
Sarah
Robinson Springs
Mery County
Mobile Merchant Henry Tuthill Declared Bankrupt in Federal Court
Henry B. Tuthill, a Mobile merchant, was named defendant in involuntary bankruptcy proceedings in the U S district court. City Bank and Trust Company and others filed the petition. Tuthill admitted insolvency and was adjudicated a bankrupt, with the case referred to Referee Ervin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry B. Tuthill
Mobile
United States District Court
Toulmin
The
City Bank and Trust Company
Tuthill
Ervin
Vitalitas credited with curing rheumatism and fatigue
Mr. J. M. Thomas of Toomsuba Mississippi, 78, walks six miles daily after taking Vitalitas a tonic mineral water. Mrs. Thomas says it cured indic tion and rheumatism and improved his energy. She credits Vitalitas with benefiting her family and plans to keep a bottle at home. Vitalitas advertised as a pure mineral tonic available at Sutton's Drug Store and by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Thomas
Toomsuba
Miss
Vitalitas
Sutton’s
Adv
Noted Forger Goes to State Prison
W. M. Minden alias William Minden, a noted forger with prior actions in Illinois, Michigan and Louisiana, who forged Mobile merchants’ checks to obtain over $900 in goods and money, was sent to Wetumpka state penitentiary with ten other defendants to serve a twelve year term. He initially planned to appeal but chose imprisonment. The jailer described him as a model prisoner and notes Minden’s past heroin addiction treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Minden
William Minden
Illinois
Michigan
Louisiana
Wetumpka
John T. Brown
Minden
The
Fail
Fine Pine Timber Brought to Mobile Docks for Canal Use
At the Mobile and Ohio docks Tuesday morning inspectors noted twenty three pieces of sawn heart pine timber. Each piece measures 1x2 feet and 34 feet long. The timber from Tallahatta Lumber Company Halsell Choctaw county was transported via the Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad Monday to Mobile for transfer to a steamship bound for the Panama Canal to build barges for Lock No. 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile and Ohio
Tallahatta Lumber Company
Halsell
Choctaw County
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad
Panama Canal
Huge fruit crop loss forecast in Harris County Texas
Reports from Harris county indicate a severe fruit crop loss due to cold weather with temperatures near 22 degrees. An orchard company estimating the county loss at over 1 million dollars signals a widespread impact on the Texas belt's fruit production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Marshall
Tex
Marsh
Harris County
Follows Beloved Wife to the Grave in Purvis
Monroe Boone a Purvis Miss businessman died in Mobile after typhoid fever claimed his life one week after his wife. Both were stricken at home and brought to Mobile for treatment where the disease proved fatal. Remains are to be shipped to Purvis for interment by Roche Burke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Boone
Purvis
Miss
Mobile
Mr. Boone
Roche & Burke
Verona Arrives With Bananas For United Fruit Company
The Norwegian steamer Verona docked at the banana elevator wharf about 10 o'clock Tuesday morning carrying 15 000 banana bunches for United Fruit Company and began discharge immediately. She will sail light to Bocas Granade Wednesday morning after speedy unloading. The barge Choctaw bunkered the vessel. The Alabama river packet City of Mobile arrived at the municipal wharf from Montgomery Selma and nearby landings with freight and passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Front
Verona
United Fruit Company
Banana Elevator
Bocas Granade
Alabama River
Mobilé
Municipal Wharf
Montgomery
Selma
United States District Court Disposes Four Cases
In the Toulmin district court on Tuesday, Josephine Holder and Mary Bryant were found to violate internal revenue law with bonds forfeited and alias capiases issued. Frank L. Matzenger pleaded guilty to illegally disposing of U S military property, receiving a $50 fine and thirty days in county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. District Court
United States District Court
Toulmin
Josephine Holder
Mary Bryant
Capiuses
Frank L. Matzenger
United States
Physician's advice on gaining weight and fat production
A physician explains that thin people often fail to gain weight due to poor assimilation. He recommends supplementing meals with Sargol, a blend of six fatty elements, to improve digestion and blood absorption, claiming it can produce noticeable weight gain with each meal.
Herzog Refuses Exhibition Game Sparks Cincinnati Dispute
In New Orleans on March 23, Ma Charles Herzog of the Cincinnati National club refused an exhibition game in Covington with the New Orleans club. Director Harry K. Stephens and A J Heinemann dispute the decision, with Heinemann sending his team to Covington and plans to file the matter with the national commission and seek a fine against Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Ma Charles Herzog
Cincinnati National Baseball
Covington
Thern Association
Herzog
Harry K. Stephens
Cincinnati Club
A. J. Heinemann
National Commission
Cincinnati
Stephens
Heinemann
Cincinnati Team Z to Train in Mobile This Week
Secretary Frank T. Parker of the Mobile Baseball Association said the Cincinnati National League team will arrive in Mobile on Thursday to train for the rest of the season, remaining until March 29 after leaving Covington, Louisiana due to weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Frank T. Parker
Mobile Baseball Association
Cincinati National League
Mobile
Covington
Ryan Answers House Ship Lobby Inquiry Testimony
Allan A. Ryan, New York stock broker and son of Thomas Fortune Ryan, testified before the senate ship bill lobby committee that his Washington visits years ago were not to discuss pending ship legislation. He said he spoke with Representative Flood of Virginia but did not discuss with any senators. The committee adjourned the hearing until tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Allan A. Ryan
New York
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Senate
Ryan
Walsh
Chairman Walsh
Representative Flood
Virginia
Lacy Offers Full Statement On Convict Department Theft
Montgomery Ala March 23. Investigating committee members delay session until late afternoon. Theo Lacy has proposed issuing a full statement regarding defalcation in the state convict department after delegates went to Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
Theo Lacy
State Convict Department
Funeral Rites Held For Jasper Daniel In Oakdale
Monday afternoon at 1 o clock the funeral of Jasper Daniel of Oakdale took place from the First Christian church. Rev H P Spiegel conducted the services with the church choir rendering choral numbers. Interment was in Magnolia cemetery with pallbearers J R Kemp A A Hendrickson George Holmes C W Olds Michael Haley and C M Wimberly. The body was borne to the burial site under the Confederate flag he fought for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Daniel
Oakdale
First Christian Church
P. Spiegel
Magnolia Cemetery
J. R. Kemp
A. A. Hendrickson
George Holmes
C. W. Olds
Michael Haley
C. M. Wimberly
Funeral service for Mary M Brogley at Madison Street home
The funeral for Mary M Brogley eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Brogley was held at 108 Madison Street Monday at 3 PM. Rev EB Hackett of the Cathedral performed the rites and interment followed at Agnostia Cemetery. Pallbearers were Masters Francis Poggi Alfred Lee Fred Cox Leonard Cox Ralph Villion and Albert Villion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary M. Brogley
William, E. Brogley
Madison Street
EB. J. Hackett
Cathedral Rish
Agnosia
Francis Poggi
Alfred Lee
Fred Cox
Leonard Cox
Ralph Villion
Albert Villion
Mrs. Bridget Myers Laid To Rest In Magnolia Cemetery
Mrs. Bridget Myers of Mobile died Saturday and was buried Monday. Funeral services began at 9 a.m. from her son J. P. Myers residence at 215 South Cedar and continued at 3 30 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Deception with Rev. Father Gerow officiating. Pallbearers were John Harrub Charles Harrub Frank Kelly John Reimer George Groeschner and Arthur Berg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget Myers
Mobile
Magnolia Cemetery
J. P. Myers
South
Cedar Street
Cathedral of the Immaculate Deception
Father Gerow
John Harrub
Charles Harrub
Frank Kelly
John Reimer
George Groeschner
Arthur Berg
Funeral Held For John Arthur McDonnell At St Josephs
John Arthur McDonnell funeral held Monday afternoon from Roche and Burke parlors and at 3 30 from St Josephs Catholic church with Rev Father Salentin officiating. Pallbearers included Thomas J O Connor James Barry Leo Zieman Louis C Treadway Earl Case and P J Laffre. Interment followed in Catholic cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. McDonnell
John Arthur McDonnell
Roche & Burke Undertaking Company
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Father Salentin
Thomas J. O’connor
James Barry
Leo Zieman
Louis C. Treadway
Earl Case
P. J. Laffre
Funeral services for Captain John F Powers held at St Marys
The funeral for Captain John F Powers was held Tuesday morning at 9 from 18 N Lafayette and 9:30 at St Marys Catholic Church with requiem mass. Rev T J Eaton officiated. Interment in Catholic cemetery. Delegations from Mobile Council 666 Knights of Columbus Y M I and Camp attended. Bugler Michael T Judge played taps over Powers. Pallbearers listed. Passing of Margaret Houston noted, daughter of Mr and Mrs H H Houston of 66 Monterey Street, after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Powers
N. Lafayette Street
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
T. J. Eaton
Mobile Council
Knights of Columbus
Michael T. Judge
Messrs
E. G. Dreaper
Martin Holbrook
R. F. Neville
George J. Sullivan
A. J. Grove
Edward A. Pincus
W. M. Mastin
John Quill
Safford Berney
Margaret V. Houston
Margaret Nna
H H. Houston
Monterey Street
Liverpool Cotton Market Report Stays Steady
Cotton spot remains steady in Liverpool with good middling at 6.69 and low mid 4.96 while middling stands at 6.35. Sales reach 10 000 bales for speculation and export 1 000 bales. Receipts total 68 000 bales. Futures quiet with May-June 5.25 and subsequent contracts listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Ae
Ecerdaeee S & 40
Liverpool
New Orleans Cotton Prices Open Lower on Cables
Poor cables caused profit realization on long cotton and selling pressure at the open. Within half an hour prices were five to six points under yesterday's close. Spot cotton held firm with a 12 point rise and middling at 8.50. Spot sales totaled 1,136 bales with 1,230 to arrive. Cotton closed firm with an advance of 5 to 7 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Cotton futures close steady amid profit-taking and cool Southwest
New York cotton markets saw selling pressure early with active months down 5 to 7 points from prior close. Spot cotton remained quiet as Liverpool cues and cold southwest weather tempered activity. Middling uplands at 9.20 with 1,200 bales sold. futures closed mostly higher in select months, including May and December contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Liverpool
Parton
We Ting Cela
Sae
Wanekene
Turpentine and rosin prices posted in Savannah market
Naval Stores in Savannah reports turpentine at 42 cents with receipts of 172 casks and rosin receipts of 854 barrels. Quotations list B through H at 2.90 to 3.05, I at 3.07, K at 3.50, M at 4.00, N at 5.00, WG at 5.50 and Ww at 5.55 per barrel or bundle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Wall Street Opens Mixed as Speculative Shares Rally
New York March 23 Leading stocks retreat at the open while speculative specialties resume activity. Bethlehem Steel reaches a new high, selling up to 73 in a 1000 share block. Reading weak, pulling down railway shares and tempering gains across the market with mixed results among major issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bethlehem Steel
Reading
Amalgamated Copper
American Agricultural
American Can
American Car and Foundry
American Cotton Oil
American Smelting
American Sugar
American Tel
Tel
Atchison
Atlantic Coast Line
Baltimore and Ohio
Canadian Pacific
Chespeake
Ohio
Chicago
Mil
St. Paul
Erie
General Electric
Great Northern
Illinois Central
Interborough
Met
Liggett &Myers
Lorillard Co
Mexican Petroleum
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Ae York Central
N. H. and
Hartford
Norton and Western
Northern Pacific
Pennsylvania
Rep. Iron and Steel
Rock Island Co
Seaboard Air Line
Sloss-Shef, Steel and Iron
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Southern Railway, Pfd
Tennessee Copper
Texas Co
Union Pacific
United States Steel
Pfd
Carp. Chem
Western Union
Amn
Beet Sugar
Seizure of Dacia Declared Valid by Commission
A Paris based Commission of Inquiry ruled the capture of the American steamship Dacia by a French cruiser valid. The Dacia, formerly of the Hamburg American line, had registered as American after the war began. She was laden with cotton bound for Germany and taken to Brest. The court will now consider registry transfer and cargo disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London
Hamburg-American Line
Germany
Brest
Sie Dale
Well Known Anniston Railway Man Dies In Baltimore
J A Gaboury a noted railway figure died in a Baltimore hospital after an operation his Jacksonville Alabama home in Calhoun County once owned the Montgomery street railway and was said to have electrified a street railway in the United States details of his death are unavailable
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
J. A. Gaboury
Baltimore
Gaboury
Jacksonville
United States
Bride in the Bath Murder Case Arraignment
George Joseph Smith was arraigned in Bow Street on charges of murdering three wives after they were found dead in baths subsequent to marriage. The prosecutor listed Beatrice Mundy July 1912 Alice Burnham December 1913 and Margaret Lofty December 1914. Police say Smith used fictitious names in marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George Joseph Smith
Bow Street
Bath
Smith
Eri
Scotland Yard
Ammunition Key to War Says British Leader
Paris March 23 Field Marshal Sir John French the British commander says ammunition is the prerequisite of progress in the war. He notes Germans are short of shells and morale shows fatigue. He cautions the conflict may end in spring with decisive Allied victory ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
German Empire
Attache Recall From Berlin Sparks Curiosity
Washington reports recall of Major George T. Langhorne, military attache at the American embassy in Berlin. Officials say the move to assign him to the war college was not a discredit, while Langhorne reportedly carried sensitive German military data. Ambassador Bernstorff expresses amusement and says he knows nothing of Langhorne’s absorption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Garrison
George T. Langhorne
Berlin
War College
Langhorne
War Department
Bernstorff
Noth
Germany
Framing Election Arrests Tangle Indianapolis Politicians
John F. Nugent testifies in federal court about a conspiracy to control Terre Haute elections. He details Mayor Donn Roberts directing the selection of a serving board and detention cells, with Jeffers and others implicated in arresting Progressive members. Sheriff Shea aided at the polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
John F. Nugent
Terre Haute
Nugent
Roberts
Donn M. Roberts
Taylorville
Joe Jeffers
Jeffers
Dennis Shea
Joseph Berteche
Chicago
Chappie Moran
District Attorney Daily
Shea
Florida Crops Suffer Cold Weather Damage
Considerable damage to truck and fruit crops in parts of Florida from unusually low temperatures over the past forty eight hours. In the Ocala vicinity a sunrise temperature of 30 degrees accompanied reports of serious crop injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Ocala
Dr Bondurant Improving After Grippe Illness
Dr. E. D. Bondurant, recently moved to the Inge Bondurant sanatorium Monday night, is reported much improved at 2 30 p m Tuesday after several days of la grippe illness.
Calocide Foot Bath Promises Quick Relief for Corns
An old remedy claims instant relief from corns callouses and bunions using two tablespoonfuls of Calocide in a warm foot bath. It supposedly works through the pores and removes the cause. A large box costs twenty five cents at drug stores and Medical Feces Laboratories in Dayton, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cage
Medical Feces Laboratories
Dayton
Minor Allied Bombardment Yields Little Fort Damage
The allied fleet has not reduced Kilid Bahr or Chanak Kalessi defenses since March 7. Shellfire caused minimal damage to shore forts, with only slight hits at Fort Hami dieh and Fort Dardanus, and no major losses. Turkish officers remain optimistic as cross fire silences Kum Kaleh and Sedd-el-Bahr forts, while broader advances follow in the fleet actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dardanelles
London
Kilid Bahr
Chanak Kalessi
Associated Press
Kilid Bair
Kale Sultani
Fort Hamidieh
Fort Dardanus
Kum Kaleh
Sedd-el-Bahr
Straits
Notable visitors aboard the bay steamer Apollo
A list of passengers aboard the Apollo during a Tuesday morning visit includes F. C. Stevens J. H. Gittins E. M. Jacobson F. R. Stowell Mrs Le Means J. Ferman W. C. Stearns George Hanson S. W. Horton A. Robeck Mrs Cunningham F. J. Koester A. H. Mershon John McKenzie F. H. Esdick D B Magnson A. D. Christy F Zandersl A J Mastres R C Nelson Mrs E L Cros Mrs BE A Parker Mrs L M Dyson G F Riel Mrs A A Wilson Mrs Ksydlen and Miss T Sumbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apollo
F. C. Stevens
J. H. Gittins
E. M. Jacobson
F. R. Stowell
le Means
J. Ferman
W. C. Stearns
George Hanson
S. W. Horton
A. Robeck
A. D. Christy
F. Zandersl
A. J. Mastres
R. C. Nelson
E. L. Cros
BE. A. Parker
L. M. Dyson
G. F. Riel
A. A. Wilson
Ksydlen
T. Sumbell
Splendid Kidney Medicine Report From 1901 Testimony
Henry W. Smith of Sayville New York recalls suffering kidney trouble at age 11 and credits Swamp Root with a full recovery after three bottles. He states the remedy saved his life and endorses it for long standing kidney issues. Henry W. Smith swore to the affidavit before Edward Fellerath notary public on July 30 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Smith
Sayville
N. Y
Kilmer Kidney and Bladder Sample Ad
A promotional letter from Dr Kilmer and Co Binghamton NY offers a sample size bottle for ten cents and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. The ad mentions nationwide sale of regular fifty cent and one dollar sizes at drug stores and requests readers to mention The Mobile Daily Item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Convicted Persons Taken To State Pen
E. C. Hines of the state convict department escorted a group of inmates to the Wetumpka state penitentiary on Tuesday afternoon. Names include Stanley Dixon six years for attempted murder, Clara Williams four years for assault to murder, Ollie Barney seven years for grand larceny, Christine Williams thirteen months, Nelson Campbell four years, J A Henderson four years, Jordan Portlock eighteen months, William Smith six years, Alfred Jefferson three years, Irene Cooper four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Hines
State Convict Department
State Penitentiary
Wetumpka
Stanley Dixon
H. J. Quinley
Clara Williams
Ollie Barney
Christine Williams
Nelson Campbell
J. A. Henderson
Jordan Portlock
William Smith
Alfred Jefferson
Irene Cooper
Humane Officer Stops Snake Eating Rabbit Show
Humane Officer J. L. Doucourneau halted a rattlesnake eating a rabbit in a shoe repair shop window on Government Street near Royal. The officer reported the event had been staged with a five foot snake and the rabbit already in the cage when he arrived, and he removed the rabbit after restraining the reptile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Doucourneau
Government Street
Royal
Eat Less Meat If Less Bage Hurts
A health note claims regular meat consumption strains kidneys by uric acid, causing backache, headaches, and urinary issues. It promotes Jad Salts as a kidney cleanser, taken with water before breakfast to flush and normalize kidney function. The ad asserts Jad Salts are safe and popular for urinary health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dianase
Reduced Rents Reach Four Listings Citywide
Apartments on E Jefferson and S Charleston Streets offer four rooms plus kitchen and bath with water included. Additional unit on E Scott Street provides four rooms and kitchen with water included. Real estate and insurance service at 75 St Michael Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Jefferson
N. Charleston Sts
S. Charleston
E. Scott Sts
W. Wilkinson
Horses for Hire From Rnes Stables
Readable text shows an old ad promising horses for hire from Rnes Stables located near 201 Wn Street with Bell Phone 3100 and alternative contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eeme Street Bell
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Tr. Adams
M. D
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Lacy
Wall Street Review
Attache
Florida
Gabriel
Bouvet
Ocean
Irresistible
Edward Fellerath
Otary Public
Suffolk County
N. L. Vickers
ST. Michael ST
Alice Joyce
Empire
Earle Williams
Anita Stewart
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